can anybody recomend a good book on guppies?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?&index= ... umfis04-20

haven't seen any guppy specific book available in NZ

There are many good books on guppies from books for the beginner to books on breeding fancy strains, books about genetics – there is even a 14yr study on evolutionary ecology. What sort of book are you after?

haven't seen any guppy specific book available in NZ

I have about 5

I have about 5

thats why you can't find em david, she's got em all :lol:

thought there must be a guppie bible that was the bees knees on every thing to know about everything possible to do with guppies. want one that explains genetics, line breeding, etc. a bit more than the beginners book.

Don't know about a bible but the closest you will get is The Proper Care off Guppies by Stan Shubel.

thanks Peter will try and locate a copy. regards Mark. ps do you know of any guppy breeders in the auckland area that could sell me a pair of good guppies? thanks

Been out of breeding so long I don't really know any breeders. When I was breeding I basically had to start from scratch. I got one fairly established blue strain from Kelly Rennel, the rest of the fish I bred from observing the fish at the petshops, sticking mainly to solid colours and H/B’s, and occasionally I got given some nice males from people who knew what I was into, and used them over an established strain to start a new one. You don’t need to know a lot about genetics. It is helpful to know the dominant and recessive genes of the fish you are breeding but the most important thing is to have a lot of patience, and tankspace. There seems to be a lot more people breeding now. Might be a good idea to see if you can get some starting stock off them.

Will be bidding soon on Matts blue neon tux soon on trade me. Thanks for the info, regards Mark.

What type of strain are you looking for? I pop up to Auckland once or twice a year to see my dad